The Power of Music is a 1976 studio album by American soul vocal group The Miracles. This was their final studio album with Motown after being with the label since the beginning when Smokey Robinson was the lead singer.
Reception Editors at AllMusic Guide rated this album two out of five stars, with critic Ed Hogan writing that Warren "Pete" Moore's production was "somewhat muddled", but pointed out several stand-out tracks. In the 1983 edition of The New Rolling Stone Record Guide, this album was scored two out of five stars. In 2011's The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, this album received two out of five stars.
Track listing All songs written by William Griffin and Warren "Pete" Moore "The Power of Music" – 5:39 "Love to Make Love" – 4:59 "Can I Pretend" – 5:29 "Let the Children Play (Overture)" – 3:55 "Gossip" – 6:20 "Let the Children Play" – 4:13 "The Street of Love" – 3:00 "You Need a Miracle" – 6:16
Personnel The Miracles Billy Griffin – vocals, guitar, co-production Donald Griffin – vocals, guitar, co-production Warren "Pete" Moore – vocals, production Bobby Rogers – vocals Ronnie White – vocals
Additional personnel Jack Ashford – percussion John Barnes – keyboards, synthesizer, rhythm section arrangement, co-producer, horn arrangement, string arrangements Kevin Beamish – recording engineering, mixing, co-production Eddie "Bongo" Brown – bongos, congas Ollie E. Brown – drums, timbales Scott Edwards – bass guitar Willie Weeks – bass guitar James Gadson – drums, timbales Jimmy Johnson – gong Wade Marcus – horn arrangement, string arrangement, co-production Frank Mulvey – art direction Jeff Sanders – mastering Lenni Groves – vocals Julia Tillman – vocals Maxine Willard – vocals
Chart performance In Billboard magazine, The Power of Music reached No. 35 on the Top Soul LPs chart and No. 178 on the Top LPs & Tape chart.
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